St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-26
FACTS FROM FARGO.
Won Media Seems Certain of Being
Elected Mayor.


Elected Mayor.
Special to the Globe.
FARGO, March 25.--John Peterson left for
Honduras this week with Mr.. Rector Mr..
Ames, of the Fargo colony in Honduras
writes back that they have rented banana
plantation, and will at once commence the
shipment of products to this country. :. Prof
Haynes. the Fargo photographer, has sold his
winter views in the Yellowstone park to the
Harpers, with descriptive articles 80. 1t is
rumOred that Il. G. Eddy. late president of
the First National, will soon open the fourth
bank in Fargo. Thursday the court had
several parties on nettles over the pubica-
ton in the GLOBE some time since of the in
terdicted Bradley letters. Prosecution OF q
Lisbon attorney was instituted and the trial
will probably come Off at the next term. .
Fargo is greatly pleased over the election of
Gen. Allen as Dakota commander of the GA.
Il. at Jamestown. Friday night the young
people gave pleasant entertain
rnent at Plymouth church. The public
schools take next week for vacation.
A Cry of fire in the Headquarters hotel one
evening this week caused great temporary
excitement. drunken man in one of the
rooms on the second floor had upset a lamp
and set the window curtains on fire. The
man had 81 hole burned in the back of his
coat, but fortunately the whisky with which
he was saturated did not burn, and little dam
to make the occupants nervous about fire. :.
Fargo is ut last to have an opera house that
will be creditable to the place. The building
has changed hands, and the roof is to be
raised and the hall enlarged and fitted up in
modern style. The wide awake Crenshaw
boys have leased it The revival effort is
about oyer, although the pastors have run a
sort of aftermath since the departure of
Evangelist Taylor. 1t is claimed that the
churches have gained 1913 members as q re-
suit and there have been about 235 CONVEX
sions. Taylor does not belong to the Booth
salvation army, but commands the movement
entirely himself. There are no street
displays. but thorough canvass
of the towns by q praying band 49,
1t looks now as if j. w. Won Media, the pop
ular merchant who came so near election as
the Democratic candidate for mayor year
ago, would now be elected almost by default.
He has been put in the field by the knights
of Labor, the Independent Young Mems club
and is largely supported by the Y. NJ. c. A.
and church influences, as well as the distinct
lively temperance and reform. 1t is not be-
lieved the Republicans will attempt to run q
party candidate. Associated with Mr.. Won
Media arc A. Il. Shotwell for treasurer, d. C.
Blash6eld for justice and strong ward
ticket. 1t is understood that the new admin
lStratlOn will enforce the ordinances rigidly
and leave no convenient backdoors to saloons
with the latchString out on Sunday, and GAM
blers and social evils will cross the river. The
revival work has inspired the reformatory
forces and they think Fargo can be moved up
the moral incline... The mayor vetoed the
ordinance restricting the variety houses to
one under $500 penalty, and new one is
being passed with less penalty. 1t is not
alleged that any OF the members
of the council are interested in
establishing a monopoly of this Sort.
Fargo don't exactly want boom that will
again put property up so high that it will fall
and hurt holders, but there is a developing
enthusiasm in business property the past few
days that is very gratifying. 1t is said that
number of Eastern capitalists, after looking
at the boom over at the big lake, have come
to Fargo and invested. The air Is full of
rumors of big deals. Stein Bros. took in the
Opera block last week at S2S,0 900, as it was
partially occupied by the chief rival clothing
house, and it is said hesitated this week to
take $1,000 for the bargain. Big wholesale
houses further east are believed to be about
to establish branches here. and there is an
elasticity to the steppings of citizens that has
not been known for four years. The board
OF traders doing good work and will secure
some valuable enterprises, ana a new hotel is
looming. On the whole, the outlook seems
brighter to the Fargo rustler than it has
since the collapse of the big boom .
Judge Spencer, the new Kentucky man, has
hardly had time to take his coat off since his
arrival in the territory, but is creating
favorable impression and receiving most
cordial welcome throughout his district
There will be this season very large increase
OF the Russian settlers in Dakota. aud it is
noticeable that they generally select tracts
that are rough. rocky or poor soil that other
immigrants will not look at. They are tenn
perate and Industrious, good farmers and al.
most always prosperous.